Practical valuation of long-term guarantees in inactive financial markets

Autor: Norbert Quapp, Jens Winter, Nils Dennstedt, Thorsten Pauls, Holger Bartel, Jürgen Bierbaum, Karol Musialik, Tobias Dillmann, Wolfgang Engel, Marcus Keller
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: European Actuarial Journal. 4:101-124
ISSN: 2190-9741
2190-9733
DOI: 10.1007/s13385-014-0089-9
Popis: In this paper we address certain issues in the valuation of long-term (insurance) guarantees from a practical point of view. These issues arise, because markets are incomplete or inactive. We provide a general, arbitrage-free valuation approach in this context and discuss the following topics in more detail: extrapolation of interest rates, treatment of interest rate spreads and counter-cyclical measures in distorted markets. By deriving solutions from a practitioner’s point of view this paper aims to contribute to an effective regulation under Solvency II. Moreover, we hope to provide a starting point for an in-depth academic analysis of these problems.
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